7/27/2010 3:39:51 PM
swalsh33
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In the Fun to Solve Dell puzzle book for June 2010 Puzzle 33 for five down, the answer to the clue foot specialist is poet. I do not get it. Help.
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7/29/2010 12:55:30 AM
Semipro
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I haven't seen that puzzle, but the missing information is probably that "foot" has a special meaning in poetry. A metric foot is a set of syllables, a unit of rhythm. Look up "metric foot"--you'll find explanations better than I could give.
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7/29/2010 3:15:38 PM
swalsh33
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Thank You. I'll look up metric foot etc.
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7/29/2010 3:22:12 PM
swalsh33
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I looked it up as suggested. Here is the answer. In verse, many meters use a foot as the basic unit in their description of the underlying rhythm of a poem. Thanks!
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